The Afro Bolivian Saya

A presentation for GSI 2015, on the Afro Bolivian traditional art form called Saya.

Transcript

1. The Afro Bolivian Saya By: Brittany Drollette
2. Saya: The Saya is a traditional Afro Bolivian artform, that blends ancient rhythms brought by former slaves for their African homeland with traditional Andean flutes and dance steps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE1DWRfWh-k
3. Negritas: Saya is the traditional music, but negritas is the dance. While the men play the drum, the women sing and dance sensuously, by stirring up the hips, shoulders and arms.
4. Instruments: drum (bambo) andean flute
5. Coplas: 4 verse poems, chanted by the men in the Saya, and repeated by the women.
6. Costumes: The costumes of the dancers are relatively simple: the women wear a long dress (pollera), a colorful shirt, a shawl (manta), and a borsalino hat, and the men wear shirt, trouser and sandals.
7. Resources: http://www.guidebolivia.com/divers/folk/gb_danse.htm http://www.boliviabella.com/bolivian-music-types.html http://www.google.com/images